Any Ebay users on aus.bicycle- please help!

Ooops, that should be remove (nospam) to get my real e-mail address.
Sorry.

Sasha

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:56:53 GMT, sashan(nospam)@alphalink.com.au

(Sasha Nackovski) said:

Hi,

I have a strange request for any aus.bicycle listers that also use
Ebay. Last week, an Ebay seller had listed a brand new Bianchi for
auction or "buy it now" sale. I gather that someone did buy the bike,
as the ad dissapeared within the next day or so (approx last
Sunday I believe). From memory, the bike was listed as a brand new
Bianchi Evo Corsa, 53cm alloy frame, Campy Centaur? components, no
pedals, never been ridden according to the seller. The bike had a buy
it now price half of its RRP.The seller did not have their location
listed in the advertisement.

I am hoping that someone still has the link to this sellers
advertisement in their "My Ebay" feature, or that someone has this
page and accompanying photo saved in their machines cache. If so, I
would greatly appreciate if they could e-mail me at
sashan(nospam)@alphalink.com.au (remove "nospam" to get my real
address) and provide the page or link. Any assistance would be
wonderful.

Thanks,

Sasha

Why don't you just click on your History button then on the link that starts
with "cgi.ebay" ?

It should be in that listing. Just put your cursor over each one till you
see the auction you were looking at and click on it.

Failing that I think there is a feature in Ebay that allows you to search
auctions that have closed. I haven't done it myself but I remember someone
saying once that it was possible.

Regards,

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Ooops, that should be remove (nospam) to get my real e-mail address.
Sorry.

Sasha

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:56:53 GMT, sashan(nospam)@alphalink.com.au

(Sasha Nackovski) said:

Hi,

I have a strange request for any aus.bicycle listers that also use
Ebay. Last week, an Ebay seller had listed a brand new Bianchi for
auction or "buy it now" sale. I gather that someone did buy the bike,
as the ad dissapeared within the next day or so (approx last
Sunday I believe). From memory, the bike was listed as a brand new
Bianchi Evo Corsa, 53cm alloy frame, Campy Centaur? components, no
pedals, never been ridden according to the seller. The bike had a buy
it now price half of its RRP.The seller did not have their location
listed in the advertisement.

I am hoping that someone still has the link to this sellers
advertisement in their "My Ebay" feature, or that someone has this
page and accompanying photo saved in their machines cache. If so, I
would greatly appreciate if they could e-mail me at
sashan(nospam)@alphalink.com.au (remove "nospam" to get my real
address) and provide the page or link. Any assistance would be
wonderful.

Thanks,

Sasha

On eBay if you search for Bianchi then click "Completed Items" o
the left hand menu you get a strange list of handgun accessories an
one bike ...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3650548140&catego
ry=7298http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3650548140
&category=729

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Hi,

Thanks for the tip. I had already tried the search "Completed Items"
feature and could not come up with the bike in question. I cannot
quite recall if the seller actually had the word Bianchi in the
listing title. I have tried searching various other possibilities, and
still cannot come up with the bike I am looking for. It is very odd,
and almsot as if the bike has been pulled completely off the Ebay
database.

Anyway, thanks again.

Sasha

joemax said:

On eBay if you search for Bianchi then click "Completed Items" on
the left hand menu you get a strange list of handgun accessories and
one bike ....

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3650548140&catego-
ry=7298http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3650548140-
&category=7298

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There has been a number of listings on ebay with very attractive bike
for sale recently, which like the one you refer to seem to disappear.
can't confirm this but there might be a scam behind this to generat
interest in attractive bikes to collect email addresses from bidders an
try and sell other stuff to them?

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Sellers can always pull out of an auction on eBay and then the item wil
disappear. They may pull it for many reasons and yes it could be a sca
for email addresses

You may also have stumbled on an item available to Australia rather tha
just listed here. Clicking on the "matching items from other countries
link will give lots more Bianchi including one that says "never ridden
and "no pedals"

Joe

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Nospam) (Sasha said:

Hi,
I have a strange request for any aus.bicycle listers that also use Ebay.
Last week, an Ebay seller had listed a brand new Bianchi for auction or
"buy it now" sale. I gather that someone did buy the bike, as the ad
dissapeared within the next day or so (approx last Sunday I believe).
From memory, the bike was listed as a brand new Bianchi Evo Corsa, 53cm
alloy frame, Campy Centaur? components, no pedals, never been ridden
according to the seller. The bike had a buy it now price half of its
RRP.The seller did not have their location listed in the advertisement.
I am hoping that someone still has the link to this sellers
advertisement in their "My Ebay" feature, or that someone has this page
and accompanying photo saved in their machines cache. If so, I would
greatly appreciate if they could e-mail me at
sashan(nospam)@alphalink.com.au (remove "nospam" to get my real address)
and provide the page or link. Any assistance would be wonderful.
Thanks,
Sasha

Hi Sasha, Sorry, but that auction is 99% likely to have been fraudulent
There have been many lately the same. I saw a 04 Trek 5900 Going fo
$2400, Titanium Litespeed for the same. Being naturally suspicious,
contacted ebay, and was informed that people have been hacking int
legitimate accounts, and advertising items for 'absolute bargains', i
the hope someone will send money overseas somewhere, usually throug
Western Union etc. The auctions I was talking about were removed a da
later, and deleted. I would say that is what happened with the one yo
were talking about. I am a regular ebayer, and have bought and sol
heaps of stuff. If in doubt check the seller for feedback. Another plo
is for a seller to buy heaps of small things to get their rating up
then advertise expensive items such as bikes or plasma tv's in the hop
of selling them as they have positive feedback. Also look to see wher
the seller is located. I would be very wary of anyone overseas.... Hop
this helps. Shan

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braso said:

Hi Sasha, Sorry, but that auction is 99% likely to have been fraudulent.
There have been many lately the same. I saw a 04 Trek 5900 Going for
$2400, Titanium Litespeed for the same. Being naturally suspicious, I
contacted ebay, and was informed that people have been hacking into
legitimate accounts, and advertising items for 'absolute bargains', in
the hope someone will send money overseas somewhere, usually through
Western Union etc. The auctions I was talking about were removed a day
later, and deleted. I would say that is what happened with the one you
were talking about. I am a regular ebayer, and have bought and sold
heaps of stuff. If in doubt check the seller for feedback. Another ploy
is for a seller to buy heaps of small things to get their rating up,
then advertise expensive items such as bikes or plasma tv's in the hope
of selling them as they have positive feedback. Also look to see where
the seller is located. I would be very wary of anyone overseas.... Hope
this helps. Shane

Thanks Shane

So that's what's goin on at ebay.com.au. I read (in The Age) abou
that fraud happening overseas. Although suspicious, I did not realis
that was happening on these occasions. But it was exactly what yo
described nice bikes, with a low starting price, from a seller wit
100% +ve feedback

It’s really hard to contact Ebay directly about dodgy items, they mus
have only a handful of people working for them in Sydney, proberly al
in accounts

Ebay is still a great place to get stuff, in particular items that doe
not break in the mail. But keep you transactions to an item value yo
can afford to loose

powin

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in accounts.

Quoted message said:

Ebay is still a great place to get stuff, in particular items that does
not break in the mail. But keep you transactions to an item value you
can afford to loose.

powinc

Or bid on things that are close by that you can go and pick up and exchange
for cash.